The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-23
Fresh Turnip Seed at Pelhams.
Vsriors and All About.

The deepening OF ScOtt's Creek Delo"
the culvert has been completed.
Mr.. D. W. T. Kibler has moved into
his new house on Harrington street.
We observe that the rock in the public
square in froat Of the Court House is
''for sale"
We have on our desk cotton blooms
placed there by Mr.. j. D. Hornsby,
plucked from his farm on the 2lst inst.
The ball given at the Newberry Hotel
under the auspices of the Mistletoe
dancing club was a most pleasant and
ENJOYABLE affair.
See notice OF meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens Railroad to be held in Colum-
b:a, July u, 1887, at 81 p. m.
We invite attention to the card in
this paper Of Mr.. Will T. Jones, now
with the large dry goods establishment
OF J. L. Mimnaugh in Columbia.
The prayer meeting Of the y. NJ. C. A.
will be in the Presbyterian Church to-
night, and will be conducted by
r. Y. Leavell and r. D. Wright.
The union services on next Sunday
night will be held at the Baptist Church,
and the sermon will be preached by
Rev. J. c.. Furman, D. D., OF Greenville.
The dry spell has been somewhat
broken during the week, partial showers
having fallen all around US and the in
indications yesterday were that we
would have good rains here.
The weather for the past few days has
been extremely hot. The mercury on
Sunday and Monday ran up to 100 and
102 in the shade in the passage way Of
several houses in town.
The clerk and treasurer OF the Town
Council says that all those persons who
have not paid their street duty had bet
ter do so by Saturday, as after that date
warrants will issue for all delinquents.
The chicken thief has been abroad in
the land again. On Tuesday night he
invaded the hen roost Of Mrs. J. 7. Nc
Fall and lifted 26 chickens, and on the
same night Mr.. league Lesyell lost sew
eral
Newberry is famous this year for
school and other orators. Some OF them
have been known to 60 even as long as
a month before the appointed time at
which they were to speak. Nothing like
being in time:
Rev. Jas. C. Furman, D. D., OF Green
vile, will preach in the Newberry Bap-
tist church next Sunday morning and
night. At the morning service Gen. 7.
J. Pope will be ordained deacon, and
the services will be appropriate to the
occasion.
Mr.. G. N. Girardeau has heard from
the gentleman for whom he liberated a
cage OF homing pigeons some ten days
ago. The pigeons have failed to get in,
as has been the fate of most that have
been liberated this spring. 1t is thought
the strong north-easterly winds have
been too severe for them.
Jolly Street had a big lawsuit before
Justice Blease on Monday over some
wheat and oats. Some Of them sug.
gested that special curt be appointed
for the jolly Street circuit. The case on
Monday resulted in mistrial. 0. L.
Schumpert and E. e. Aull, 'Esqs., rep
resented the plaintiffs and W Pope
and Harry q. Blease, Esqs., represented
the defendant in the trial on Monday.
The Newberry Rifles met Monday al
ternoon for the purpose of reorganiza
ton, and they decided to reorganize
and the following committee was ap
pointed to secure the names Of those
who desire to join, and to report at the
meeting held last night in the Opers
House: J. P. Kinard, r. D. Smith, A
c. Jones, W. Il. Hunt, Jr., and o. P
Saxon. There we're eighteen names en-
rolled on Monday afternoon, and there
seems to be considerable interest mani
tested, and there is little doubt tina
there will be large company formed
Wehope so.